April 23, 2010
When Gov. Pat Quinn signed pension reform last week, reducing CPS’ burden by $400 million and shrinking the deficit, the question was what would be spared of the many programs and people CEO Ron Huberman threatened to cut. On Thursday, after Huberman held a budget briefing for all principals, the picture became a little clearer. […]
April 23, 2010
IT’S school levy season again. Actually, school issues on local ballots are more perennial than seasonal, appearing regularly on Election Day more years than not. In upcoming elections, many school districts throughout Ohio and the country will again ask taxpayers to pay more to prop up school budgets. Officials in my rural district hope the […]
April 22, 2010
A plan created by Bloomer School District administrators to cut $129,000 from the budget saves teachers’ jobs, though a couple of aides will be laid off if it passes. The school board will meet tonight to discuss and possibly vote on the plan. Any decision has to be made before the May 15 layoff notification […]
April 22, 2010
The special education students of Washington School may find themselves in a new location next year, due to budget cuts, a fact that has raised the ire of some residents. Washington School houses administration school officials and four classes, all of which are special education. These classes consist of two half-day preschool disabled classes, a […]
April 22, 2010
Detroit — Robert Bobb’s plans received a setback Wednesday when a judge upheld an injun ction that puts off his school closing strategy and halts his academic vision for Detroit Public Schools. Wayne Circuit Judge Wendy Baxter set hearings starting May 7 to delineate the powers between Bobb, the district’s state-appointed emergency financial manager, and […]
April 22, 2010
While it’s still in the proposal stage, and the Thompson School District Board of Education won’t actually vote on it until at least the middle of May, Chief Financial Officer Steve Towne delivered the news Wednesday night that what was originally thought to be a $6.6 million deficit could actually turn out to be somewhat […]
April 22, 2010
Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools parents rallied against the prospect of 37 kids to a class and an "unconscionable” state school funding system Wednesday, just as CPS officials softened earlier projections of the impact of a record deficit. Many of the 500 or so parents and kids who crowded outside the Thompson Center signed a […]
April 22, 2010
Bucking a national trend of layoffs and deep cuts, the School District of Philadelphia on Wednesday introduced a $3.2 billion 2010-11 budget that contains money for new classroom initiatives. Despite a tough economy, new labor contracts, bigger pension obligations, and less help from the city, the district wants to spend $180 million on Imagine 2014, […]
April 21, 2010
Some Pittsylvania County residents urged the Board of Supervisors to fully fund the proposed $82 million school budget Tuesday night, while others cited tough economic times and asked supervisors to control spending and not raise taxes. Only a half dozen people spoke during a sparsely attended public hearing on the 2010-2011 school budget. Kathy Buck, […]
April 21, 2010
The Board of Supervisors isn’t giving any indications it will increase the real estate and personal property tax rates to raise more revenues for schools, meaning it’s possible the county could go to a four-day school week. The supervisors are scheduled to adopt a 2010-11 budget Thursday night. At a meeting Tuesday night, a proposal […]